Latino arts, history and culture
Art As Healing: The Uvalde Mural Project. As Abel Ortiz followed the evening news about the horrific killing of 21 of his fellow Uvalde, Texas residents nearly a year ago, he knew that he would … [Read more...]
Images of the Chicano Barrio: Artist Joe Lopez at Centro Cultural Aztlan Joe Lopez is known for his portrayal of everyday life in the barrios of San Antonio. His oil paintings displayed at a … [Read more...]
Latina and Chicano Art Sightings at Witte Museum and McNay Art Museum The Witte’s collection of Texan Art:Kinship and Culture is extensive, beautiful, and impressive. For this year’s 2023 … [Read more...]
Latina Artists Rise, Speak, and Act to Celebrate International Women’s Month Rise, Speak, Act! an art exhibition recognizing International Women’s Month opened on March 2, 2023 as part of the … [Read more...]
Texas Chicanos Shine in New Cheech Marin Museum in Riverside, California As you enter the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture—be prepared. The two story glass sculpture by the … [Read more...]
Gini Garcia attained international status with several significant glass works: a commission work for the Vatican; a one thousand pound chandelier for the Lingner Castle in Dresden, Germany valued … [Read more...]
Jesse Treviño: The Latino Art Community Suffers an Enormous Loss By Dr. Ricardo Romo Jesse Treviño, one of America’s premier Latino artists, passed away on February 13, 2023 in San Antonio, … [Read more...]
Dr. King’s Dream Also Inspired Latinos The murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota and recent efforts by state legislators and governors to ban selective books and … [Read more...]
With the publication of the important book Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision* by editors Laura E. Perez and Ann Marie Leimer, art lovers are treated to a full account of the life, … [Read more...]
Rolando Briseño: Latino Artist in New York MOMA Show Four months ago Rolando Briseño flew to New York City for the opening of the New York Museum of Modern Art [MOMA] exhibition, Just Above … [Read more...]
An Inspiring Latino Play: Crystal City 1969 David Lozano and Raul Trevino wrote Crystal City 1969 in 2009, a production which The Dallas Morning News called the “Best New Play” of 2009. … [Read more...]
Oscar Alvarado: Latino Master Artist of Tile Mosaic On most days of the year, Oscar Alvarado steps out of the warehouse at his San Antonio Southtown studio, spaces that he shares with his twin … [Read more...]
Al Rendon: A Highly Acclaimed Latino Photographer Every American City has its favorite photographer who is able to produce revealing imagery that captures the mind and soul of its people, that … [Read more...]
José Esquivel: A Chicano Art Trailblazer José Esquivel, one of the founding members of the Chicano art movement in America, passed away on December 16, 2022. He was 87 years old. A memorial to … [Read more...]
San Antonio Latino Artists’ Studios. Photos By Ricardo Romo The first studios we ever visited, those of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Mexico City, fascinated me and my wife Harriett. Fifty … [Read more...]
Latino Political Activism Transformed San Antonio In The Early 1960s In 1960 San Antonio’s Latino population reached 40 percent, and for the first time politicians campaigning for national … [Read more...]
José Esquivel: Chicano Art Pioneer and Barrio Visual Interpreter José Esquivel, one of the long-time Chicano artists in San Antonio and a co-founder of Con Safo, paints daily, an artistic … [Read more...]
Latinos in America Margaret Garcia: Latina Portrait Artist, Muralist, and Chronicler of Los Angeles History Art has long served as a tool to educate, inform, and persuade. Chicano artists in … [Read more...]
A Latina Artistic Trio Draws on Culture and Traditions for Inspiration. A well executed and creative mural tells a narrative and brings something beautiful to the neighborhood. Fortunately for … [Read more...]
Texas Latino Colonial History Reexamined Texas, with its size, diverse geography, politics, and culture is many things to different people. The New York Times deputy political editor Manny … [Read more...]
Luis Jiménez: A Latino Legacy of Borderland Cultures Luis Jiménez, a trail blazing artist of the U.S. Mexico borderlands, grew up in El Paso learning as a young boy how to spray paint, weld, … [Read more...]
